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kaná- marker used for 'they' (subject) acting on 'me' (object)
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lexicon ID #3738 | revised Aug 12 2014
kaná- • PREF • marker used for 'they' (subject) acting on 'me' (object)
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chímiva púxay vúra-xay kanee-kvárish-ap soon not.yet Intensive-not 3pl>1s-buy-INV But it turned out that I couldn't. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full textkári xás pa-mukun-axvâa kich kanee-kvárish then then the-3plPOSS-head only 3pl>1s-buy Then they bought just the heads from me. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full textitnoopámahich ník kana-'êeh xás váa káru vúra pa-'íshpuk púva-xay kana-'êeh-ap káruma chími-heesh itha-kûusrah véenik mit pa-ni-ykára-naa-t five.each a.little 3pl>1s-give then so also Intensive the-dentalium.shells not.yet-not 3pl>1s-give-INV in.fact soon-FUT one-sun ago near.past NOMZ-1s(>3)-beat-PL-PAST They would scarcely give me five dollars apiece for them. And even that money they haven't paid me yet, and it's almost a month since I killed them. Source: Benonie Harrie, "Coyote Pups" (DAF_KT-05a) | read full textkíri kana-xusêer p-u-thitíim-tih-ara I.wish 3pl>1s-think.about NEG-3s(>3)-hear-DUR-NEG "I wish they would think about me that I can not understand." Source: Phoebe Maddux, "Coyote Attends a Flower Dance at Orleans" (JPH_KIM-08) | read full textvaa uum hôoy vúrava kanée-p-taatripaa-vish so 3.SG where just 3pl>1s-ITER-hook.toward.land-FUT That way they will hook me out somewhere. Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textkáruma uum pihnêefich u-xú-ti xáy kaná-taatripaa in.fact 3.SG coyote 3s(>3)-think-DUR let.not 3pl>1s-hook.toward.land Coyote was thinking, "Let them not hook me out." Source: Chester Pepper, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-03) | read full textvaa uum kana-'êethripaa-vish so 3.SG 3pl>1s-take.out-FUT Then they'll hook me out." Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote's Journey" (WB_KL-04) | read full textxás u-píip oo tá kan-éepshaamkir then 3s(>3)-say oh! PERF 3pl>1s-abandon And he said, "Oh, they've left me! Source: Julia Starritt, "Coyote Goes to the Sky" (WB_KL-08) | read full textpa-vúra i-xus-áhaak kúnish chí kanee-ykár-eesh vúra i-kpêehv-eesh ík NOMZ-Intensive 2s(>3)-think-when sort.of soon 3pl>1s-beat-FUT Intensive 2s(>3)-shout-FUT must Whenever you think they are sort of about to kill you, you must shout. Source: Daisy Jones, "The Perils of Weasel" (WB_KL-20) | read full textkári xás pa-'ûumukich u-'uum kári xás u-xús hûut kúth pa-pu-kana-'aachichhîivrik-tih-ara then then NOMZ-near 3s(>3)-arrive then then 3s(>3)-think how because.of NOMZ-NEG-3pl>1s-be.glad.to.see-DUR-NEG Then when he got near, then he thought, "Why aren't they happy to see me?" Source: Mamie Offield, "The Greedy Father" (WB_KL-24) | read full textkóova kíri kanée-pshaamkir so I.wish 3pl>1s-abandon They wanted so much to leave me behind. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full textayu'âach kana-xúseen-ti kâanimich it.was.because 3pl>1s-think.about-DUR poor It was because they thought, 'She's poor. Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-30) | read full textpa-hûutva kóo yaas'ára u-'íina-haak víri naa vúra kích kaná-'aam-tih-eesh káruma apxan-kêemich pa-niní-pxaan NOMZ-somehow as.much.as rich.person 3s(>3)-exist-when so 1sg. Intensive only 3pl>1s-eat-DUR-FUT in.fact cap-poor the-1sPOSS-cap However long Mankind exists, he will eat only me, (though) the fact is that my cap is a poor cap." Source: Nettie Ruben, "The Story of Tan Oak Acorn" (WB_KL-31) | read full textíp kan-éepeer-at xáyfaat ôok i-naa PAST 3pl>1s-say.to-PAST don't! here 2s(>3)-go.uphill They told me, 'Don't go up there.'" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full textu-píip naa ni-xú-tih tá kana-pápivar-uk 3s(>3)-say 1sg. 1s(>3)-think-DUR PERF 3pl>1s-go.search.for-to.here He said, "I think they're coming to look for me." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Story of Madrone" (WB_KL-35) | read full textxás pa-'avansáxiich u-xús fâat áta kúth pá-vaa kanée-peen-tih then the-boy 3s(>3)-think what maybe because.of NOMZ-so 3pl>1s-say.to-DUR And the boy thought, "I wonder why I was told that?" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full textpúya mâam kanée-peen-tih axicha-'êechkee-puh-ich ní-krii and.so uphill 3pl>1s-say.to-DUR child-kidnap-having.been.-ed-DIM 1s(>3)-live "Say, I'm told uphill, I'm a kidnapped child!" Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full textayu'âach kanée-peen-tih axicha-'êechkee-puh-ich ní-krii it.was.because 3pl>1s-say.to-DUR child-kidnap-having.been.-ed-DIM 1s(>3)-live It was because it was told to me, I'm a kidnapped child." Source: Lottie Beck, "The Kidnapped Child" (WB_KL-61) | read full text